WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Taylor Currie notched his 10th double-double of the season and Keyln McBride scored a career high but Harding fell 96-87 to Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday in Great American Conference men's basketball play at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
It was Harding's highest point total in a road game this season.
The loss dropped Harding to 5-14 overall and 1-12 in the GAC. Southwestern posted its highest-scoring output in a GAC game this season, won its third straight at home and improved to 10-9 overall and 6-7 in conference.
Currie led Harding with 22 points and had a team-high 15 rebounds. It was his 12th game with 20 or more points this season and his 17th career double-double.
McBride made four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 19 points. He added a team-best five assists.
Ramiro Santiago came off the bench to score a season-high 19 points, connecting on 7-of-13 shots. Rylie Marshall added 12 points and Stetson Smithson had 11 points and nine rebounds.
Harding shot 50% from the field in the first half and trailed 42-38 at the break. Southwestern outscored Harding 22-12 in the paint but shot only 4-of-19 (21%) from 3-point range. The Bulldogs converted 11 Bison turnovers into 13 points.
McBride, Marshall and Santiago each scored nine points in the first half.
Southwestern led throughout the second half and outscored Harding 22-5 off turnovers for the game.
Harding returns to Searcy next weekend. The Bisons host Southeastern Oklahoma on Thursday and East Central on Saturday.